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Mini Transat

Mini Transat

Also known as the Mini 6.50 class or Classe Mini.

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Show news The SKAW [A]: a new take on fast cruising
The first foiling scow conceived for the cruising market
Posted on 10 Sep Quentin Debois departs from New York
On his solo North Atlantic record attempt
Posted on 10 Sep Quentin Debois on standby in New York
Aiming to break record for a solo crossing of North Atlantic
Posted on 12 Aug The Mini Transat returns to La Rochelle in 2027
Opening a new chapter in its history
Posted on 8 Jul The tech curve…
It just marches on. Slide rule and Hewlett Packard be damned, these vessels are a tour de force
Posted on 2 Jun Mini in May 2026 Finish
Julien Letissier wins the 13th edition after a race full of twists and turns
Posted on 28 May The Mini en Mai 2026 has set sail
Light winds, big ambitions
Posted on 26 May 630 sailors make the start of the 15th Armen Race
Start gun will be fired tomorrow in Quiberon Bay
Posted on 13 May Peter Gibbons-Neff on his Classe Mini project
A Q&A with Peter Gibbons-Neff about his new Classe Mini campaign
Posted on 6 May La Larga prize-giving ceremony
Hosted by the Real Club Náutico de Palma
Posted on 28 Apr A highly competitive edition of La Larga
The offshore race of the 22nd Sandberg PalmaVela comes to an end
Posted on 27 Apr Tilakkhana II takes Line Honours in La Larga
The Wallycento owned and skippered by Pascale Decaux crossed the finish line at 18:57 on Sunday
Posted on 26 Apr 'La Larga' kicks off the 22nd Sandberg PalmaVela
35 boats set sail in the offshore race organised by the Real Club Náutico de Palma
Posted on 25 Apr Sandberg PalmaVela reaches 150 entries
The spotlight turns on "La Larga"
Posted on 16 Apr Developing the technology of tomorrow's boats
At the heart of the Skaw sailing reactor
Posted on 17 Mar The Mini 6.50 fleet joins 'La Larga'
At the 22nd edition of Sandberg PalmaVela
Posted on 19 Feb Service Health Check from Cyclops
A new service option for existing customers
Posted on 13 Feb Skaw Sailing - The scow-headed hydra
Caroline Boule and Benoît Marie are two such remarkable individuals
Posted on 4 Feb Quentin Debois has broken the world record
Crossing the Atlantic in 24 days, 19 hours and 31 minutes
Posted on 31 Jan Quentin Debois finish time predictions
Belgian sailor currently has a 133-hour lead over the world record
Posted on 29 Jan Top 6 Sailors of 2025 - The Data Is In
Every year competitive sailing becomes more data-driven
Posted on 13 Jan Quentin Debois set to depart on Tuesday
Attempting to break solo east-west Atlantic record
Posted on 5 Jan Debois set for Transatlantic record attempt
Racing for the fastest solo Atlantic crossing on a Mini 6.50
Posted on 30 Dec 2025 Ambre Hasson on her 2025 Mini Transat adventure
Classe Mini skipper Ambre Hasson debriefs her 2025 Mini Transat adventure
Posted on 18 Dec 2025 Joshua Schopfer fulfills his dream
With a magnificent 5th place in the Mini Transat 2025
Posted on 13 Nov 2025 Marine veteran's next mission: 2027 Mini Transat
Gibbons-Neff returns to starting line with new Sam Manuard-designed full foiling Mini 6.50 prototype
Posted on 11 Nov 2025 A Belgian tackles a double solo Atlantic record
A young skipper on the rise
Posted on 30 Oct 2025 Boulangère Mini-Transat Start
Joshua Schopfer departs from Santa Cruz de La Palma
Posted on 25 Oct 2025 First Japanese Woman to start the Mini Transat
Naho Takahara sets off from Santa Cruz de La Palma
Posted on 25 Oct 2025 Offshore news from minis to monsters
Mini Transat, the Mini Globe Race, and Transat Café L'OR news
Posted on 20 Oct 2025
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Belgian skipper Quentin Debois departs from New York on his solo North Atlantic record attempt
© Bjoern Kils Belgian skipper Quentin Debois departs from New York on his solo North Atlantic record attempt
© Quentin Debois Belgian skipper Quentin Debois departs from New York on his solo North Atlantic record attempt
© Bjoern Kils Mini en Mai 2026 Finish - 1st Proto Julien Letissier, 1069 Branchet
© Manon Le Guen Mini en Mai 2026 Finish - 1st Series Basile Gautier , 1116 Marine Technology
© Manon Le Guen Mini en Mai 2026 Finish - 1st Series Basile Gautier , 1116 Marine Technology
© Manon Le Guen Mini en Mai 2026 Finish - 1st Proto Julien Letissier, 1069 Branchet
© Manon Le Guen Mini en Mai 2026 undeway
© Manon Le Guen Mini en Mai 2026 undeway
© Manon Le Guen Mini en Mai 2026 undeway
© Manon Le Guen Mini en Mai 2026 undeway
© Manon Le Guen Mini en Mai 2026 undeway
© Manon le Guen Inspired by the success of the Mini Transat yachts, Palanad 4 is the first “big” boat to adopt this avant-garde design. Scows have proven to be faster, more stable, drier and more spacious — so why shouldn't the concept work equally well on a 50-footer?
© James Mitchell / RORC Skipper Peter Gibbons-Neff plans to compete in the 2027 Mini Transat aboard a brand-new foiling prototype Classe Mini
© Manon Le Guen Peter Gibbons-Neff competing in the 2023 Mini Transat
© Manon Le Guen Gibbons-Neff competing in the 2023 Mini Transat
© Manon Le Guen A rendering of Gibbons-Neff's new Sam Manuard-drawn Classe Mini prototype
© Images Peter Gibbons-Neff Collection Gibbons-Neff at JPS Production in La Trinité-sur-Mer, France, inspecting the build process of his new prototype Classe Mini
© Manon Le Guen A rendering of Gibbons-Neff's new Sam Manuard-drawn Classe Mini prototype
© Images Peter Gibbons-Neff Collection Gibbons-Neff celebrates finishing the 2023 Mini Transat
© Manon Le Guen Ginjol, Mini 6.50 winner in La Larga 2026
© María Muiña/Sandberg PalmaVela The Mini 6.50 fleet sailing past Ibiza at sunrise in La Larga 2026
© Ugo Fonollá/Sandberg PalmaVela Mini 6.50 fleet at Sandberg PalmaVela
© Laura G. Guerra Skaw Sailing - Developing the technology of tomorrow's boats
© Skaw Sailing Skaw Sailing - Developing the technology of tomorrow's boats
© Skaw Sailing Skaw Sailing - Developing the technology of tomorrow's boats
© Skaw Sailing Mini 6.50 fleet at RCNP
© Laura G. Guerra Mini 6.50 fleet
© Laura G. Guerra Skaw Sailing - The scow-headed hydra
© Skaw Sailing Skaw Sailing - The scow-headed hydra
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